Unlike in Tiflis and Baku, the Armenian inhabitants of the Yerevan Province were overwhelmingly peasants. They did not play a major role in the political, intellectual or economic life of the South Caucasus. This book seeks, for the first time, to examine the demography and the …
"This is a 3,000 year history of one of Europe's most fascinating and ancient peoples. Situated south of the Caucasus mountains, historical Armenia has been a pivotal point between the forces of the east and of the west over most of its long history. That history has seen subjug…
The 'Letter of Love and Concord' is a unique source, which allows us a glimpse into the political and religious aspirations of the Armenian Cilician elite at the end of the 12th century, alluding to its hopes and expectations from the Crusades and the Church of Rome.
The Armenian Genocide was one of the greatest atrocities of the 20th century, an episode in which up to 1.5 million Armenians lost their lives. This book provides an account of the origins, events and consequences of the years 1915 and 1916. It considers the role that the Armeni…
"The Caucasian Tiger explains the factors underlying Armenia's stellar economic growth record, which has led to the country's emergence as a pre-eminent reformer among the former Soviet republics, and provides advice on policies that will entrench growth over the next decade. Th…